Dave Grohl is an American musical artist whose best credits include being the drummer for Nirvana from 1990 to 1994 and the founder, main songwriter, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Foo Fighters since 1994. He is a multi-instrumentalist as well as a singer, songwriter, director and musician. Grohl served as an inspiration for future generations of artists to reinvent his music and craft over the decades. Known as “rock music’s nicest man”, he has been praised from all quarters for his genuine warmth and affection towards his fans.

Born name

David Eric Grohl

nickname

disco, dr G, Stinger, The Handsome Man In Rock, The Handsome Man In Music, Hans Grohlo

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Warren, Ohio, USA

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

After Grohl’s family moved to Springfield, Virginia, he attended Thomas Jefferson High School during his freshman year. He was elected vice president of his class, playing snippets of punk rock songs from Circle Jerks and Bad Brains before the school intercoms in the morning.

A year later, his mother got him admitted to Bishop Ireton High School when he started smoking cannabis. He repeated his freshman year, and after completing his sophomore year, he was again transferred to Annandale High School . At age 17, his junior year, he joined the hardcore punk band Scream as a drummer and decided to drop out of high school to tour with the band.

occupation

Singer, songwriter, musician, director

family

• Father – James Harper Grohl (newswriter) (died 2014)
• Mother – Virginia Jean (née Hanlon) (teacher)
• Siblings – Lisa Grohl (Older Sister)
• Others – Alois Louis Grohl (paternal grandfather), Ruth Viola Bonebrake (paternal grandmother), John Hanlon (maternal grandfather), Violet Mae (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Dave, like other members of his band Foo Fighter, is represented by London-based agency MBC PR.

Genre

Alternativer Rock, Punkrock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Grunge

instruments

Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, trombone

labels

• RCA records
• Capitol Records
• DGC Records
• Dischord Records
• Sub Pop
• Sammich Records

To build

Average

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Dave Grohl has dated –

1. Jennifer Youngblood (1993-1997) – Dave’s first marriage was to photographer Jennifer Youngblood, born in 1994 after meeting the year before. After spending four years together, they divorced in 1997.
2. Louise Post (1996-1997) – Louise Post, singer for alternative rock band Veruca Salz , and Grohl joined forces in late 1996 and were together until January 1997.
3. Winona Ryder (1997) – Actress Winona Ryder and Dave Grohl were rumored to be involved together in 1997.
4. Tina Basich (1998) – Musician Tina Basich had an encounter with Grohl in 1998.
5. Kari Wuhrer (1999-2002) – Actress Kari Wuhrer and Dave began dating in 1999. After staying together for three years, the couple separated in 2002.
6. Melissa Auf der Maur (2000-2001) – Dave Grohl got along with Canadian bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, and the two began dating from September 2000 to February 2001.
7. Christina Aguilera (2002) – The Foo Fighters frontman reportedly started dating singer Christina Aguilera in March 2002.
8. Jordyn Blum (2002-Present) – Film and TV producer Jordyn Blum met Grohl in April 2002. They were one year old and on August 2, 2003 they were brought to their knees. Their marriage produced three daughters – Violet Maye (b. April 15, 2006), Harper Willow (b. April 17, 2009) and Ophelia Saint (b. August 1, 2014). Violet is named after Dave’s maternal grandmother.

race/ethnicity

White

Dave is of Irish, German and Slovak descent.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long hair with a beard
• rough vocals
• Multiple tattoos all over his body
• His sociability and cordiality with fans
• Enlarged nostrils

brand promotion

Dave Grohl has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• Apple (2018)
• Visit Seattle (2018)
• MTV
• Global Cool Foundation

Religion

Dave was raised as a Roman Catholic.

However, his current religious beliefs are uncertain.

Known for

• As the longtime drummer for legendary grunge band Nirvana from 1990 until Cobain’s death in 1994
• His Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighter The album has won the prestigious Best Rock Album award four times through 2019. The winning albums are There’s Nothing Left to Lose in 2000, One by One in 2003, Echoes, Stillness, Patience & Grace in 2007 and Wasting Light in 2011.
• His unparalleled legacy as a drummer and songwriter

First album

• With Nirvana – Dave’s first album with the rock band was No Cause The album was released on September 24, 1991. It was an unprecedented success, topping Rolling Stone’s 2019 list of “50 Greatest Grunge Albums”.
• Featuring Foo Fighter – The band released their debut album, aptly titled Foo Fighter , on July 4, 1995. The album was certified ‘Platinum’ in January 1996 and as of 2019 is the second highest-grossing album in band history.
• With Die crooked Geier – Grohl and his bandmates released their first album called Die crooked Geier in November 2009 .

first movie

Grohl made his big screen debut in the 1992 documentary 1991: The Year punk broke from Nirvana along with his band members .

First TV show

In 1990, he made his TV show debut by appearing as himself in The Safest S#x of All Episodes in MTV’s documentary miniseries S*x in the ’90s .

Personal trainer

Dave Grohl likes to start his morning with a cup of coffee and breakfast. For the first meal of the day, he goes for a full breakfast most days, but can spice it up with cereal and fruit on other days. Lunch for him is usually Mexican food.

When it comes to fitness, he enjoys swimming whenever possible and also enjoys shooting skeets.

Dave Grohl favorite things

• Meal – Bangers (sausages) and beans
• Rifle – 12 gauge
• Drummer Joke – “How can you tell a drummer at the door, He doesn’t know when to come in.”
• Spice Girls Song – Two Become One (1996)
• Track by Paul McCartney – Blackbird (1968)
• Album by his band Foo Fighters – There’s Nothing Left to Lose (1999)
• dr Seuss book – If I ran the rainforest
• Song of the 2010s – Gangnam Style by Psy (2012)
• Drink – Brennivin Icelandic brandy
• Sport of Growing Up – Lacrosse
• Support Band – The Struts
• Solist – Jimmy Page
• All Time Album – Soundtrack from the Movie Paris, Texas (1984)
• Thing to do in Auckland – Eating at Fatima (Middle Eastern Restaurant)
• Band – Rush to kill joke
• Punk Rock Drummer – Chuck Biscuits (Canadian drummer for Black Flag and Circle Jerks )
• Venue – Wembley
• Indiana Jones Movie – Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
• Metal singers from the 1980s – Lemmy from Motörhead , Conrad Lant from Gift, King Diamond, Scott Weinrich, Denis Bélanger from Voivodeship , Max Cavalera from Sepultura
• Beatle member – George Harrison
• Heavy Metal Band – Sepultura

Dave Grohl facts

1. He attended his first performance at the age of 2. He saw The Jackson 5 appearances at the Ohio State Fair.
2. Grohl’s parents divorced when he was 7 years old and he was subsequently raised by his mother.
3. During the summer holidays, he was introduced to punk rock by his cousin Tracy. His first punk rock concert was seeing Naked Raygun play at The Cubby Bear as a 13-year-old.
4. He was convinced he was a musician after hearing The Edgar Winter Group ‘s instrumental song Frankenstein (1972).
5. The very first instrument Grohl mastered was the trombone. At the age of 12 he taught himself to play the guitar. While attending high school, he learned to play drums by playing punk rock music and bands like Eileen .
6. Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was a big influence on Dave’s drumming style. He eventually got a tattoo of John’s three ring symbol on his wrist.
7. Dave won his first Grammy Award with the Foo Fighter for their 3rd studio album, There’s Nothing Left to Lose (1999). In his subsequent interviews, he had mentioned that he would use his Grammy as a doorstop on his bedroom door, but that it now sits on a shelf.
8. In the late 1990s, after Grohl’s band Scream broke up mid-tour, he was asked to audition by his good friend Buzz Osborne for Nirvana , who were actively looking for a new drummer. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic were very impressed with him and immediately hired him as their full-time drummer.
9. During his initial stint with Nirvana Grohl recorded his own music and released a cassette album entitled Pocket Watch with the pseudonym “Late!” in 1992.
10. On April 10, 2014, Nirvana (members Grohl, Cobain, and Novoselic) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The band received the award 20 years after Cobain’s untimely death.
11. After Nirvana Disbanded, Grohl briefly considered playing for bands like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Pearl Jam . He eventually turned down the offers and decided to form the Foo Fighters initially with Pat Smear on guitar, Nate Mendel on bass and William Goldsmith on drums.
12. He settled on the Bandan’s unique name for the UFOs referred to as “Foo Fighters” during World War II. In hindsight, he has mentioned that he would have chosen a better name if he had predicted the band’s future.
13. His birthplace, Warren, Ohio, has dedicated a roadway to Grohl. David Grohl Alley in downtown Warren is covered with murals dedicated to him, painted by local artists. Also located downtown are two drumsticks weighing 902 pounds, a reminder of his musical heritage. It was unveiled in 2012 and is the recipient of a Guinness World Record.
14. From October 26, 2002 to March 1, 2003, Dave’s songs topped the billboard-modern rock chart for 17 of 18 consecutive weeks. He reached this milestone when his songs from 3 different groups, You Know You’re Right by Nirvana , All My Life by Foo Fighters , and Nobody Knows by Queens of the Stone Age (guest appearance as a drummer) topped the charts with a week-long hiatus between the last two songs.
15. Grohl broke his leg after falling off the stageHe was performing in Gothenburg, Sweden on June 12, 2015. He decided to continue the North American leg of the tour by sitting on an elevated throne to rest his broken leg. At Guns N’Roses ‘ Axl Rose on April 1, 2016, Grohl suffered a similar misfortune and loaned him his throne.
16. He formed a new music group called The Crooked Vultures. Other members of the band include Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones .
17. As part of the “Rockin 1000” project “Foo Fighters” Learn to Fly was carried out by 1000 participants in Cesena, Italy. When his band was performing in Cesena, Grohl invited some members of the project to perform on stage with the band.
18. During a BBC In 2009, Grohl admitted to doing LSD and marijuana in his 20s, but also acknowledged he’d never tried hard drugs like cocaine and heroin.
19. In 2010, Dave joined the long list of rock stars who have made voice cameos for Cartoon Network’s show Metalocalypse . In the heavy metal spoof show, he voiced the character of Abdule Malik, a Syrian dictator, in the Season 3 finale episode titled “Doublebookedklok”.
20. Sound City is Grohl’s directorial debut, released in 2013. The documentary tells the story of Sound City Studios , where the iconic album Kein Cause was recorded, among other things. The famous studio in Van Nuys, California went out of business in 2011.
21. Foo Fighters were the final musical guests on the final episode of The Late Show with David Letterman in May 2015. The band performed Everlong This is Letterman’s favorite song and shares a close relationship with the talk show host.
22. In 2012, Dave’s net worth was estimated at $260 million. He has been touted as the third richest drummer in the world, right after Ringo Starr and Phil Collins.
23. Co-author of classic rock drummer Ken Micallef, Grohl has signed on as one of the most influential rock musicians of the past two decades.
24. Given Grohl’s success, it’s surprising that he can’t read sheet music and only plays music by ear.
25. He is addicted to coffee and is known to consume 6 cups of coffee in the morning. In 2009, he suffered a caffeine overdose and was hospitalized after complaining of chest pains.
26. Dave has been supporting LGBT rights since the 1990s. His band Nirvana performed at a benefit concert to raise money against Oregon Ballot Measure 9 in 1992.
27. His first solo appearance on the Rolling Stone coverage was December 4, 2014.
28. During a trip to Australia with the Foo Fighter in 2000, Dave was arrested for driving his scooter while under the influence in Queensland. He was fined $400 and had his Australian driver’s license suspended for three months following the incident.
29. Grohl has many tattoos on his body to show off his musical influences. Below is the inscription FF ( z Foo Fighter ) in the neck, 3 designs inspired by Led Zeppelin , several tribal motifs on the upper arm, chest, shoulders and forearms. Finally, a small heart and a halo on the left middle finger.
30. Follow his band Foo Fighters on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.